Introduction: After the second world war, most of the writers start to experiment new forms of literature. For example, English Canadian literature focuses on urban life, social and political issues and the loss of traditional values. Hugh Garner, famous Canadian author in the fifties and sixties, writes about darker sides of human life, like alcoholism and displaced people. In his short story The Yellow Sweater, in 1952, his protagonist, Marie Edwards, is a poor and isolated girl, a bit...

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At the beginning of the story the protagonist, a proud salesman emphasizes how his successful business trip has been. The character displays confidence as he stops for nothing admiring his appearance of a thriving moneymaking middle-aged man. “The success of his trip and the feeling of power it gave him carried him along toward the triumph of his homecoming” (pg.24). The man drives by numerous hitch-hikers turning his head but stops when he sees a good-looking young girl walking along the side of the highway. “Why should people pay taxes so that other lazy bums could fritter away their time roaming the country, getting free rides, going God knows where?..They stood a fat chance of him picking them up” (pg. 24). It is ironic the main character paints an image of hitch-hikers being like scum and not worth his time when on the next page he slows down for a women hitch-hiking. The main character feels superior to others by driving his big car and has the choice to stop for whom he wants, to no surprise he stopped for a young beautiful girl.
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First and foremost, the use of imagery elaborates on the setting of the story which helps us understand the character’s situations from a different angle. In the short story “The Veldt”, Imagery is used quite often to describe Africa and this helps us understand why the kids preferred the house over their parents. This is evident when Peter yells at his father “I wish you were dead!” (Bradbury 90). This goes to show that the kids probably believe that it would not make much of difference in their lives if their parents pass away since they already have the house to fill the spot for them. All that imagery that was being used in this story made us understand why the children love the HappyLife home so much more than their parents.
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...﻿Yellow
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...The hockey sweater, loyalty
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...﻿Lesson 5: Live vs. Hatched
Big Ideas of the Lesson
Some animals are born alive.
Some animals hatch from eggs.
Mothers take care of their babies when they are little.
Many baby animals cannot take care of themselves.
Abstract
This lesson focuses on identifying how animals are born. Children read a book and watch videos about life cycles and animal mothers. They make a chart of animals that hatch from eggs and animals that are born alive.
Grade Level Context Expectation(s)
Children will:
generate questions based on observations of various animal life cycles (S.IP.01.12).
communicate and present findings of observations of parent/young characteristics (S.IA.01.13).
classify young animals based on characteristics that are passed on from parents (e.g., dogs/puppies, cats/kittens, cows/calves, chickens/chicks) (L.HE.01.12).
describe the life cycle of animals including the following stages: egg, young, adult; egg, larva, pupa, adult (L.OL.01.21).
Key Concept(s)
adult
egg
growth
life cycle
young/offspring
Instructional Resources
Equipment/Manipulative
Chart paper (1 sheet)
Crayons
Marker
Optional live animal cultures (see Advance Preparation Below)
Pencils
Student Resource
Heller, Ruth. Animals Born Alive and Well. New York: PaperStar, 1982.
---. Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones. New York: PaperStar, 1981.
Kalman, Bobbie. Animals Grow and Change. New York: Crabtree Publishing, 2008.
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...you can never be too good at anything.
Action Plan
Section A
Long- Term Range Goals
My mission for achieving my long term range goals is to remaining focused on the next five years and beyond. My plan is to move into a positon of becoming a partner at the PR firm I would be working at. After serving as a partner for a few years I want to branch off and start my own PR firm within the DC Metropolitan Area, serving clients nationwide.
Medium- Range Goals
Within the next two-four years I plan on starting my Master’s Degree in Public Relations (PR). I would like to be working at a fairly large PR firm as part of the executive committee. While working on my degree I would like to have a mentor that is part of Leadership within the company. My goal is to receive cross training from leadership so that I can be placed in a position to become part of the Leadership board.
Short-Term Objectives
Over the next year I would have completed my Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies with a minor in Marketing. My plan after graduation is to find an internship with a magazine company. During this internship I want to gain the experience of writing professionally. Additionally, I will create my own food blog. I will start off by visiting different local restaurants eventually expanding to different parts of the United States. Writing blogs would be a good way for different magazine companies to read my work and get familiar with...

...Lesson Plan in English II
February 20, 2012
I. Objectives
Differentiate between connotations from denotations in word interpretations.
Appreciate reading poems as a means of art and value laden text.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Denotation and Connotation of Words in a Poem
Listening text:
References:
Materials: Visual Aids, flash cards
Freedom
Freedom
Value Focus:
III. Procedure
A. Drill
Class as I flash the cards; pronounce each word with proper stressing, either on the first or second syllable.
DIgest (N) diGEST(V)
DEsert (N) deSERT(V)
REcord(N) reCORD(V)
INcrease(N) inCREASE(V)
DIScount(N) disCOUNT(V)
B. Review
C. Developmental Activities
1. (Motivation) Activity 1
Play the song “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne Warwick
a. Do you have friends? (Yes/No) Do you consider your classmates as your friends also?
b. What are friends for?
c. Ask your seatmate, ‘How is your life without me as your friend?”
d. When was the last time you cried because of losing a friend?
2. (Clearance of Difficulties) Activity 2
What does the underlined word mean?
The boys roam around the island.
Roam means wander.
3. (Presentation) Activity 3
a. Listening
Class, our lesson for today is to test your listening skill. I will read to you a story entitled “Abad and Azad”. Listen carefully as I read the story.
Abad and Azad
A long time ago in a barangay by the sea, there lived two very good...